President Donald Trump has laid out new details of his ambitious plan to build a “Golden Dome” missile system to protect the United States from foreign attacks, saying it will be complete ...

President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome, on May 20, 2025. The system is intended to protect the United States from ballistic, cruise and ...

President Donald Trump picked a design for his Golden Dome missile defense system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion defense program.. The program, first ordered by Trump in January ...

The Golden Dome, in many ways, is not just a technical proposal. It’s a political statement. Some experts say the system could serve as a deterrent — not by offering 100% protection, but by ...

While Trump’s Golden Dome plan is feasible on a technical level, experts warn there are several logistical issues the U.S. must contend with to construct such a massive missile defense system.

President Trump in front of a poster illustrating his proposed ‘Golden Dome’ in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. Credit - Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images Donald Trump is moving forward with an ...

How Long Will It Take To Construct The Golden Dome? About three years, according to Trump. However, the cost of the project will be absorbed over 20 years, according to multiple outlets .

The Trump administration’s recent announcement of a “Golden Dome” strategic missile defence shield to protect the US is the most ambitious such project since President Ronald Reagan’s ...

This year, President Trump requested funding from Congress for a "Golden Dome for America" — a missile defense system that would protect all of the United States.The idea comes from Israel's ...

Given the 360-fold reduction in space launch costs (and likely 1,000-fold), and the massive increase in electronic capacity, Trump’s Golden Dome could realize Reagan’s SDI dreams.

If Golden Dome gets built, America's rivals might adapt. Still other experts say it is the time to take another look at space-based systems, and Trump's Golden Dome proposal provides that opportunity.

But where that project delivered a functional weapon in just a few years, The Golden Dome faces far more complicated technical, financial, and strategic hurdles.